I've been asked FOR YEARS to do a WC3 Heroes tier list... Here it is.

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  • I've been asked FOR YEARS to do a WC3 Heroes tier list... Here is it. (Live on 15-April-2024)
    Looking for the Level 10 Warden game mentioned at 42:03?, here it is: • [LEGENDARY] NEVER. GIV...
    Catch me live all days of the week at: / grubby
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    00:00:00 Intro
    00:01:00 Blademaster
    00:03:16 Farseer
    00:07:13 Tauren Chieftain
    00:11:08 Shadow Hunter
    00:18:30 CryptLord
    00:21:19 Lich
    00:25:00 Death Knight
    00:27:23 Dreadlord
    00:29:35 Demon Hunter
    00:31:55 Keeper Of The Grove
    00:35:27 Warden
    00:38:41 Priestess Of The Moon
    00:42:23 Paladin
    00:45:40 Bloodmage
    00:51:52 Mountain King
    00:54:00 Archmage
    00:58:09 About Tavern Heroes
    01:04:08 Beastmaster
    01:06:30 Alchemist
    01:09:26 Goblin Tinker
    01:13:23 Firelord
    01:14:50 Naga Sea Witch
    01:19:48 Pandaren Brewmaster
    01:23:33 Dark Ranger
    01:26:12 PitLord
    #GrubbyTalks #Thoughts #Tierlist #WC3 #Heroes
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  • @MrDoesntmatter
    @MrDoesntmatter หลายเดือนก่อน +2362

    I don't even play the game but I need that information

    • @markadamsolomon5871
      @markadamsolomon5871 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      same😂 i prefer watching than playing nowadays

    • @nacholuke8236
      @nacholuke8236 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I don’t play either but I watched the whole thing lol

    • @anbuhyuga8299
      @anbuhyuga8299 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

      We have all installed the game after watching Grubby, thinking we can execute 1% of what he is doing. Then as soon as a fight happens, you completely freak out, A click in your whole army and get deleted while you're trying to just find and select your hero. Apm at 1 per day.
      I'll stick to watching Grubby thank you very much.

    • @TheLordboki
      @TheLordboki หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@anbuhyuga8299 Bruh, few years ago I went to internet caffee to play some vidya with friends. WC3 was chosed. I thought I had it since I played it my entire childhood. I got erased by a guy who said he played it a few times.

    • @DuduRossetto
      @DuduRossetto หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hear hear

  • @eren__morwen5947
    @eren__morwen5947 หลายเดือนก่อน +1065

    Not me watching this instead of sleeping even though i last played this game a decade ago

    • @Deceit-hx7ey
      @Deceit-hx7ey หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I haven't played WC once, yet i still watch these videos, something very soothing about them 😅

    • @alishadmand2040
      @alishadmand2040 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      same bro, and i enjoyed it

    • @gamingexes4075
      @gamingexes4075 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@Deceit-hx7ey Because grubby speaking about his craft is ASMR

    • @EwokPanda
      @EwokPanda หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same, except two decades ago xD

    • @planetary-rendez-vous
      @planetary-rendez-vous หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Exactly this, why is this so interesting that u ruin my sleep over this :D

  • @SCEmissary
    @SCEmissary หลายเดือนก่อน +295

    To this day I find it funny that Priestess' picture shows her Tiger instead of the Priestess herself. 😸

    • @DaWanderer
      @DaWanderer หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I realized this today lol.

    • @akosszilagyi2656
      @akosszilagyi2656 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      And that tiger is just a glorified horse. It doesn't do anything. No ability linked to it at all.

    • @alexpopescu8137
      @alexpopescu8137 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

      She IS the tiger, just happens to let a night elf archer ride her for extra dps =)))))

    • @pimiento3428
      @pimiento3428 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@alexpopescu8137 you know too much... (casts shadow strike)

    • @reynoldswrap26
      @reynoldswrap26 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To this day

  • @skadehlidooshii4272
    @skadehlidooshii4272 หลายเดือนก่อน +451

    This video is perfect to picture how good the hero protraits are great. So much personalities with so few pixels. Great artworks!

    • @GrubbyTalks
      @GrubbyTalks  หลายเดือนก่อน +78

      💯

    • @kevingriffith6011
      @kevingriffith6011 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

      The only one I can complain about is Priestess of the Moon.
      Unless you think the tiger is the hero and the priestess is just an accessory.

    • @zurcburc
      @zurcburc หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@kevingriffith6011well, it is 😅

    • @kevingriffith6011
      @kevingriffith6011 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      @@zurcburc Clearly the modders need to get out there and give the priestess a tiger head and put a giant night elf head on the tiger.

    • @aomafura3374
      @aomafura3374 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      @@kevingriffith6011 Well when you look at it from a Kid's point of view, that's the best part of it. I picked PotM every time because cool pretty Tiger haha
      If I saw a Sylvanas clone, I would've passed

  • @jorne6863
    @jorne6863 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    I don't play WC3 since many years now. But this game was just a bit part of my childhood and... I listened 1 hour straight even if it's kind of useless. I just loved to hear your explanations about so much things I loved back in the days. Nostalgia is so strong...

    • @RubenSC_
      @RubenSC_ หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just come back :)

  • @oscara1573
    @oscara1573 หลายเดือนก่อน +319

    -"Pitlord was a mistake"
    Grubby Miyazaki

    • @philippecote8571
      @philippecote8571 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      "RaRa cleave, then they leave" -Grub'Tsu, Art of Warcraft.

    • @LaraCroft-nh9sw
      @LaraCroft-nh9sw หลายเดือนก่อน

      So out of context lol

    • @poilboiler
      @poilboiler หลายเดือนก่อน

      Noooo, they're one of my favorites! :'(

    • @alexpopescu8137
      @alexpopescu8137 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Pitlord did nothing wrong :((((((

  • @VKNoteMe
    @VKNoteMe หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    Grubby, you didnt mentioned one of the most important features of hex, as well, it changes armor type of unit to medium. So it takes additional damage from normal and 100% from spells and magic.

    • @faustomadebr
      @faustomadebr หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      And evasion is disabled, right? At least is how it works in Dota. Haha

    • @Hellwolf36
      @Hellwolf36 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I... Never knew this

    • @TomXCZD
      @TomXCZD หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This is not true unless it's been changed recently in Reforged. Heroes retained hero armor in hex when I used to play.

    • @cheeron
      @cheeron หลายเดือนก่อน

      I dont think it's a right feature

  • @NoSlow78
    @NoSlow78 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

    I appreciate the historical background for each hero. I didn't realize they changed so much since 2003! Thank you!

    • @SirTatManTat
      @SirTatManTat หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I also super enjoyed as a dota wc3 player that I could intuit a lot of what he was saying about heroes before he said it. Dota has a similar incredibly interesting history with balancing and many of these abilities are present in some form on various dota heroes.

  • @bryansweeney3077
    @bryansweeney3077 หลายเดือนก่อน +125

    You actually were right the first time. Cleave damage ignores armor entirely. You can see this against knights, which have very high armor. The pit lord will often be doing more damage to the knights that are cleaved than the one he is actually attacking

    • @IngensViator
      @IngensViator หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      lol the first time means is this his first correct statement?

    • @elrondmcbong6392
      @elrondmcbong6392 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      which is also the reason stacking battle furys and attacking everything but the main target was a thing in original dota iirc

    • @Winnetou17
      @Winnetou17 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I guess the rationale is that the cleaved damage is the one dealt to the first unit, that is, after that one is reduced by that first unit armor, right ? Aka, to not be reduced twice by armor. Or the cleave damage is its base damage ?

    • @bryansweeney3077
      @bryansweeney3077 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@Winnetou17 That's how you would intuitively think it would work, but I've tested it in the past and the cleave damage is based on the damage before reduction from armor. Cleave level 3 does 90% damage, so as long as the unit you're hitting has more than 10% damage reduction from armor, you're actually doing more damage to the cleaved units than the main one
      Example, with simplified values for clarity:
      Pit Lord is doing 100 dmg, with level 3 cleave (90%)
      PL hits a knight that has 5 armor. Let's say that provides 20% dmg reduction
      3 other knights are within cleave range of the first knight
      The first knight will take 80 dmg, and the other 3 will take 90 dmg

    • @Winnetou17
      @Winnetou17 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@bryansweeney3077 Come to think of it, if it was as I said it in the previous post, you couldn't have done more damage to those behind, that was a brain fart on my part.
      Thanks for the info. I remember now from Sven too from DotA :))

  • @jkirisu
    @jkirisu หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    18:18 It got changed back in 2011 with patch 1.25b: "Hex will no longer disable mana or health regeneration of Heroes."

  • @Murkshadow
    @Murkshadow หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    It is also really interesting because, like your tier list points out, Elf heroes really aren't that strong. You almost always have to go DH to try and shut down the enemy hero instead. But the race is entirely held up by the strength of Staff of Preservation. Staff makes it so ridiculously hard to get a pick and basically acts like a pseudo hero ability. Human also gets a Staff, but way later with a much longer cooldown and root.
    Something I think is really broken and underutilized, is picking up items from other races in team games. Staff on Orc is broken stupid, but you never even really think about running over to the Elf to pick it up. You can slap Orb of Corruption on your Shadow Hunter for a ridiculous hero killer. Or power creep with Salve, although your Orc will probably get big mad if you keep buying their stock. I remember making a 4v4 strat of just building Orc shops in my ally bases to supply them with fast expansions and healing salves, and business was boomin'.

    • @Roxar96
      @Roxar96 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why is that for the shadow hunter ? Do you mean hex change the armor type and the orb reduces it ?

  • @Chipawapa
    @Chipawapa หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Holy shit! That story at the end was top notch. People who dont watch all the way through are gonna miss such a gem.

  • @phoenixlich
    @phoenixlich หลายเดือนก่อน +197

    8:56 "Endurance aura effects every unit around him, fr fr, no cap"

    • @RatKing2137
      @RatKing2137 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      End aura is bussin' making me look mid

    • @mackparker9064
      @mackparker9064 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      enduranceauramaxxing ngl

    • @pepoaudi8253
      @pepoaudi8253 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Panda is the best neutral hero evasion and critical

    • @ambion19
      @ambion19 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think Grubby is not taking into account that the reasons he gives for feral spirit S rank are all much more micro intensive than any other S ranked hero. The early game that apm is affordable, but less so as the game progresses.
      Hard to put FS and AM side by side and conclude they should be the same rank.

  • @Iustinfm
    @Iustinfm หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    46:45 "The moment you are starting to get su**ed... the su***ing continues for some time" getting me a bit flustered Grubby

  • @apxprdtr_mge
    @apxprdtr_mge 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I haven't played wc3 in years, and never touched it competitively, but what a fantastic video. I was glued to the screen.

  • @189Blake
    @189Blake หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Cryptlord was my favorite hero. I always thought it was amazing that in the middle of a fight he could use his swarm heal and be ready up for another fight. Kinda sad that he ended up that low. :(

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Tbf, it's mostly due to Crypt Lord being an Undead hero, meaning that its competition is ridiculously stacked. The general consensus for CL is that it's a good hero fighting for the hero slot against amazing heroes (because Lich and Death Knight are cracked).

    • @Carpatouille
      @Carpatouille หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      At least it's a better solo hero than Lich and most mercenaries

    • @alaron5698
      @alaron5698 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Aww, now I'm sad on your behalf and also recognize myself a bit. I always tried going either Crypt Lord or Dreadlord first, as I think both of them are cooler than the Lich and certainly than the rather generic Death Knight. Leave it to pro players to stomp on the fun of mere mortals😅 I suppose that the consolation is that at lower ranks, you can probably do a great many unorthodox things and still get away with it, as what's optimal in pro play is so far removed from casual play that it is like two different worlds.

    • @kyraxx
      @kyraxx หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indubitably

  • @doctorstainy
    @doctorstainy หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    I have not been asking or waiting for this, but its about time we got a hero tier list from the lord of Warcraft. Now we also need a map and unit tier list. Very nice. This is so much more than just ranking heroes, this is like a tutorial for beginners and at the same time so much information for vetaran players.

  • @MrSmitejr
    @MrSmitejr หลายเดือนก่อน +143

    "breakers, sorcerers, and priests, and those three units just happen to be among the best in the human race"
    Not one human in them haha

    • @bryansweeney3077
      @bryansweeney3077 หลายเดือนก่อน +116

      "Once again, it's up to the elves"

    • @HellecticMojo
      @HellecticMojo หลายเดือนก่อน +65

      *Garithos noise intensified*

    • @marcinkusmierzak991
      @marcinkusmierzak991 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      "humans" have 3 human units, 3 dwarfs, 4 elves, and 2 machines that should also count as dwarfs. Why do we call them humans?

    • @weirdcoincollection
      @weirdcoincollection หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      @@marcinkusmierzak991 It's a carryover from WC1 and WC2. The same way "Orc" has a bunch of other races as The Horde. But they're Orc as a race in WC3.

    • @shermanator00
      @shermanator00 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      ​@@weirdcoincollectionin russian localisation 2004 orc is "Horde" and human is "alliance ", although the translation is not accurate like Abomination called just butcher, it was old age of goofy translators but it made fun cringe moments for us pirates like Star wars kotor or gta sa earliest localisations

  • @brickstonesonn9276
    @brickstonesonn9276 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I had to look up a video showcasing shadow hunter because i realized ive never seen big bad voodoo ever

  • @willyzh1106
    @willyzh1106 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    Grubby's tier list actually makes a lot of sense. S = indispensable. A = very strong, usually best among options. B = makes important but non-critical contributions. C = highly situational. D = not ideal even in their supposed niche.

    • @crymaker9628
      @crymaker9628 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      he s only wrong about dh

    • @Killcycle
      @Killcycle หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@crymaker9628
      DH is S, isn't it??

    • @staceygram5555
      @staceygram5555 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So FS should be A, then.

    • @saw31489
      @saw31489 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@staceygram5555FS?

  • @ShadowTheHedgehogCZ
    @ShadowTheHedgehogCZ หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You forgot to mention for Blood Mage that his Siphon Mana can be used on friendly Units AND Heroes. And when you do that, instead of Blood Mage sucking their mana, he transfers his own mana to the friendly unit/hero. Which is extremely useful when your Paladin runs out of mana for example. And Blood Mage can afford to sacrifice his mana, cause he can steal it from enemies again, because of no real cooldown and cost.

  • @LemonGingerHoney
    @LemonGingerHoney หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    17:45 I think Fly yesterday, against Hawk, skipped Reincarnation, and went for 3 point in Aura. He got so fast and Hawk didn't even bother to attack TC, not sure if he realized that Fly went for 3/3 skills.

    • @kevin-7091
      @kevin-7091 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I mean, not attacking late game TC is not the strangest thing, even without reincarnation

  • @neonpeon7886
    @neonpeon7886 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I wouldn't put Crypt Lord at the bottom, he synergizes brilliantly with the other undead heroes. Cast death pact or dark ritual on a beetle and you get a lot of health/mana back, much more than a skeleton would give, and without wasting a unit that costs gold and wood resources. Also the dreadlord vampiric aura buffs beetles and you can use them to surround/trap enemy heroes with sleep. Also you can put him out in front of your army and let the enemy break themselves on his spiked carapace while you toss death coils on him and buff him and his units with unholy aura. He gives you an undead tank that death knight can actually heal, which is sorely needed prior to abominations.

    • @aprinnyonbreak1290
      @aprinnyonbreak1290 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Agree.
      He's outclassed by the DK/Lich bromance, for sure, but he's got some game. Early aggression via beetles and his tankiness, deals fantastic damage with his ult in longer games, and is absurdly tanky if he can get going.

  • @MondSemmel
    @MondSemmel หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    This was a fun video! And surprisingly educational about WC3, too.

  • @DeaddMax
    @DeaddMax หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    One of the great things about you Grubby is how well formulated and thought out comments and ideas are. I might have not played ladder W3 for at least 10-20 years, but I really do enjoy your explanations and context.

  • @pho3nix-
    @pho3nix- หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Many moons have I waited for this moment

    • @Carpatouille
      @Carpatouille หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      *Night elf music starts playing loudly*

  • @snakekeeper2073
    @snakekeeper2073 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    "I AM HERO AND OBEY" -what i thought the blademaster was saying back then

    • @fuckingidiots2627
      @fuckingidiots2627 หลายเดือนก่อน

      U telling me that he isnt saying that?

    • @Sprintspeed10
      @Sprintspeed10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      wait what does he say?

    • @georgem589
      @georgem589 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@Sprintspeed10 "I will hear you and obey", I think

    • @BanoClan
      @BanoClan หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      My whole life’s a lie

  • @thebrokenmask8304
    @thebrokenmask8304 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I havent played W3 in like 10 years but I needed this tier list in my life nway.

  • @Dumballa
    @Dumballa หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Appreciate the lesson. In-between the tier list you're still getting all the knowledge.
    The joy and utter fulfillment on that face from the 2019 clips 😀

  • @Hoop248
    @Hoop248 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I’ve seen so many hero tier list I didn’t think I’d enjoy this… now I need more! Give us HOTS hero tier list Grub! ❤

    • @AdraVY
      @AdraVY หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Really helps that this is probably the most well presented and most informative wc3 hero list I've seen, clearly done by someone with both extensive top level experience and a nice presentation style. I've tried looking up wc3 hero lists before and the others just dont do it for me. More pls lord grubs! Unit tier list, campaign missions tier list...anything

    • @mickeyromeo
      @mickeyromeo หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ultras would be under D

  • @SwayNoir
    @SwayNoir หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I was never good at RTS but I remember watching a lot of the pro scene back in the day, including your games, and I don't follow the game now but a video like this is still super interesting to me haha. Glad it popped up on my feed.

    • @Copperkex
      @Copperkex หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Don't be afraid , come with us on a journey, we almost always lose 50:50, I just came to aoe4.
      Not playing is passive ,like our parents, feel the adrenaline , feel life again ,don't be contempt , play ,win ,loose ,feel the excitement.

  • @sdamer4609
    @sdamer4609 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    If they allowed DK heal not friendly undeads, but friendly targets - that would be so much fun. For undeads.

  • @zytha2890
    @zytha2890 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Pitlord is bugged btw his rain of fire damage values are wrong when you check it in the editor which is why its weak no matter what rank it is
    When you do some quick math and make the changes it works like its stated lol

  • @gishathosaurus6828
    @gishathosaurus6828 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Haven't played W3 in like 10 years, but I'm still very familiar with these heroes (not so much their patch notes) and hearing about them coming from a pro like you is always great content

  • @lexbeats13
    @lexbeats13 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    TC is my favorite hero

    • @mohammadalward6941
      @mohammadalward6941 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh yeah the shockwave is the best❤❤❤

    • @AntoniIvanov-rq7dy
      @AntoniIvanov-rq7dy หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Maaan, my thoughts are all about the same like yours!

  • @kbzoncapo777
    @kbzoncapo777 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I am still impressed by how much you know about the game and I love hearing you basically ramble and analyze all that information. I dont even play this game yet I cant stop watching your videos!

  • @AbdulazizACE
    @AbdulazizACE หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    WC3 is my childhood game, I used to suck and even now.
    Even that I don't play it anymore, I do enjoy your wc3 content!

  • @OrpheoTV
    @OrpheoTV หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love this video - I honestly love your breakdown of the heroes and even though I played this 15 years ago, I'm seriously considering trying this again - Thanks Grubby.

  • @malt3aserz
    @malt3aserz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    seeing this summary makes me realise even more so just how awesome wc3 is. The development team back in the date was fire.

  • @kirksaintpatrick3921
    @kirksaintpatrick3921 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Please do a similar unit tier list!!! Loved this grubby

  • @Nuggetheadification
    @Nuggetheadification หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Havn´t played War3 a decade yet all these hero icons and spell icons are just so iconic, they live rent free in my mind

    • @georgeousguy
      @georgeousguy หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also, tho im not sure how it is in english, but russian localisation is a masterpiece of a kind, I still can immideately remember any unit phrase or even voice, its amazing, hope it was as cool in english

  • @user-ld9oe8bq5f
    @user-ld9oe8bq5f หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Dreadlord used to be a bit wacky, true, but at the moment he's a staple vs Hu. Wrecks workshops much better than panda, can be coiled. Placing him behind tinker just doesn't feel right. I beieve he's a solid B

  • @mattmcgraw9458
    @mattmcgraw9458 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Grubby, I'm really happy to see this channel taking off. Your positivity and insights make all of your videos, regardless of topic, a joy to listen to!

  • @SwayNoir
    @SwayNoir หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Seen some people in the stream chat commenting about how in depth and how long this video is gonna take to make. GOOD, could listen to this kinda info all day lol

  • @vitaliyyakovlev4148
    @vitaliyyakovlev4148 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Azgalore should be in S+ tier unlike regular Pit Lords.

    • @zytha2890
      @zytha2890 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Regular pitlord is ok tbh
      The problem is he wasn't made correctly
      Check his rain of fire ability and then look at its damage values in the editor

    • @eafesaf6934
      @eafesaf6934 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@zytha2890i don't get it. Explain further.

    • @clemenscohn7371
      @clemenscohn7371 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Azgalor or Assgalore. Not Azgalore.

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@eafesaf6934
      The Rain of Fire spell on Pit Lord is mediocre to the point where in most cases it will do comparable damage by just auto attacking with Cleave. Him being a Strength hero also means he can't really spam spells aggressively so in 9/10 situations it's better to save his mana for Howl of Terror (an actually very good spell).
      Basically, having a mediocre DoT splash spell on a hero whose auto attack is splash makes the spell large redundant (and less versatile since it locks the Pit Lord in place while only able to rain on a small designated area). Another major issue is that the Doom spell, his Ultimate Ability, is a slow-acting debuff...which can be easily cleansed with Dispel Magic/Purge/Abolish Magic and it having a massively obvious visual indicator also doesn't help hide it. So the result is that, unless you're going against specifically Undead, the Pit Lord functionally only has 1 spell (Howl) and splash melee auto attacks. The amusing thing is that in the WC3 campaign, there's a special Pit Lord in the Reign of Chaos final mission, Azgalor, who has an entirely different spell kit (Shockwave, Thunderclap, Reincarnation, and Earthquake) which is substantially more dangerous because even 20 years ago, Blizzard's devs were aware of how unthreatening the Pit Lord's base kit is.

  • @TheKiest
    @TheKiest หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great Video.
    I didn't know about the Hex effects like denying exp and mana regen.... incredible.

  • @binhminhtran1809
    @binhminhtran1809 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Its not just a tier list, it's a masterclass from a truly master of the game.

  • @Nuvizzle
    @Nuvizzle หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I don't think Night Elf having generally weaker heroes is that much of a hot take - the same logic of orc and undead being carried by their heroes is true of night elf being carried by moon wells. That's why they've historically been the race that uses tavern heroes the most. Honestly, it's because of moon wells that neutral heroes aren't a strong as they generally should be in my opinion, you basically have to balance neutral heroes under the pretense that they have access to moon wells.

  • @dutamulia
    @dutamulia หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Grubby, have you ever heard of a custom campaign called To the Bitter End? I swear you should cover this master piece, it is a full game within a game.

  • @Khadgar07
    @Khadgar07 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I won so many games with my orc farseer and 3 grunts rush at first midnight back in the day. Then tinker came out and I won even more with the same strat in 2v2 using factory.

  • @EuginidesGaming
    @EuginidesGaming หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been dying for this video for like 10 years, thanks so much Grubster! Would love to see the ultimates tier list next! =)

  • @oOH4deZOo
    @oOH4deZOo หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    loving the list, thanks!

  • @Vaxsysl
    @Vaxsysl หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I turned this on while working on something. The audio itself was enough to make me want to reinstall the game and make yet another playthrough. Speaks how great the game is. Thank you for the vid Grubby, it is really interesting!

    • @theshinken
      @theshinken หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same! I immediately got an itch to try out all those heroes once again. WC3 is so great that I actually enjoy all heroes. Except BM and DH, from those I get 'Nam flashbacks instead.

  • @VegardKristoffersen
    @VegardKristoffersen หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The background music added in this video is very appreciated. The Warcraft III music is underrated. Nice to have music to go along with good explanation of the heroes.

  • @Dudarinho
    @Dudarinho หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    will be nice to see voting on how community sees these heroes in comparison

  • @henrymapleton
    @henrymapleton หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Mercenary tier list next!
    Also Alchemist and Paladin are a fun duo.

  • @Knuckles2761
    @Knuckles2761 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    27:51 also gargoyles, skeletons, beetles, even acolytes, mercenaries and possessed. Dreadlord was clearly designed as fast farmer and support, devs just didn't think about even faster farm strats. Great design on paper, B/C tier in reality.

  • @tbone9474
    @tbone9474 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Havent played the game since a year after the expansion release, but i still love watching your vids. Keep it up:)

  • @PoutyBun
    @PoutyBun หลายเดือนก่อน

    I need practice in RTS games in general but i have a passionate love for the genre, wc3 and good, applicable knowledge just watching you play and talk so keenly about your strategies and reasonings for things.
    You bet your sweet hiney im going to enjoy watching this list and educated guessing where heroes would rank!

  • @Dreddx9
    @Dreddx9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "the moment you start to get sucked, even if you run away the suckening continues" -Grubby

  • @DivinusAngelus
    @DivinusAngelus หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    If there would be a tierlist for WC3 tierlists, this tierlist would be a D.

  • @Opus766
    @Opus766 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really good editing on this one. Had to dig to find it though

  • @osraneslipy
    @osraneslipy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Grubby, I have been following you since 2005. But only in this in-depth analysis I have been able to fully appreciate your knowledge of the game and how complex WC actually is. Take care m8, you rock!

  • @Vladimir5024
    @Vladimir5024 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Idk man. My bottom 50 ranked strat of solo TC destroying everyone works just fine! 😂😂

  • @keagancollins3243
    @keagancollins3243 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Tierlist?! Now you have my attention

  • @DjTrustNo.1
    @DjTrustNo.1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:31:02 you had me chuckle, but this is also why i always followed you since like forever. Authentic, at it, inspring and well mannered. Thanks for being around, Grubby!

  • @youratl_9367
    @youratl_9367 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don't know if this changed since the Reforged version, but back then I remember Pitlord's Cleave ability bypassing armour and could actually deal more damage to the secondary targets than the main one if hitting a bunch of high armour targets, which is quite odd

  • @boltonjack
    @boltonjack หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You're one of the few people who can do this properly, so I really wish you would do a breakdown of the lineal iteration of the heroes- how much change they made to the meta at the time. Perhaps it didn't make that much difference to the meta because of other meta changes.. but if it did, I think that would make for great content.
    I used to play Frozen throne with my friend in.. 2005/6, and I always beat him. Again in 08/09 with another friend.. we hadn't played before but I had confidence because I crushed my first friend.
    this new friend mentioned he played and beat people on the ladder, and I remember him mentioning Grubby, though I had no idea who you were. We played a game for $50 and he beat me in the first 10 minutes. I had no clue about unit micro at all. I got completely squashed.

    • @GrubbyTalks
      @GrubbyTalks  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      LOL he was getting good in secret and you didn't realize XD

    • @boltonjack
      @boltonjack หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@GrubbyTalks 😂No, my second friend in 08/9 was different person than in 05/06.. we had never played WC3 before our first and only game- he destroyed me. We played SC Brood War once and I cheesed him with a dark templar rush. He is a professional poker player in Australia, and he told me he was in the top 3 on the WC3 ladder at one point, between 07/09, if I remember correctly.

  • @TuristaArcsi
    @TuristaArcsi หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Priestess of the Moon

    • @Randy1337
      @Randy1337 หลายเดือนก่อน

      :-)

  • @j.l.4054
    @j.l.4054 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I agree with the list for the most part (aside from minor discrepancies) but there is one thing I have to point out because I just feel like it's way off...
    I really think that Demon Hunter & Far Seer need to swap places. I think (being an orc main who uses him constantly) that Grubby slightly over values FS - I understand the value of scouting & wolves harass, but after early game there are just SO many matchups where he has barely any value and just falls off so hard. Chain lightning is relatively weak & has very high mana cost, and once you get a few mins it opponent is just constantly dispelling wolves for free xp (or God forbid you end up in a match up against human with breakers or elves with dryad - wolves just set your mana on fire only to be poofed, can't even cast lightning and you're stuck AAing with a hero that has shit attack).
    Meanwhile, Demon Hunter is an absolute menace from the beginning and only gets stronger. Mana Burn is just super oppressive to play against, and even one point in Immo can do some real damage - and of course if you get to 6 Meta is absolutely terrifying.
    I really just can't see any possibility that FS = S tier while DH is only A...

    • @zachariastsampasidis8880
      @zachariastsampasidis8880 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fs is ranged and dh is melee

    • @j.l.4054
      @j.l.4054 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@zachariastsampasidis8880 what an incredibly insightful analysis.
      But seriously is that it? Because that's not nearly enough to make up the gap for FS.

    • @zachariastsampasidis8880
      @zachariastsampasidis8880 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@j.l.4054 not everything is complicated. Dh is far more harassable even with moonwells and him being an agility hero

    • @j.l.4054
      @j.l.4054 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@zachariastsampasidis8880 so according to you, DH can't be S tier because he's melee... Except Grubby has TC as the best hero in the game, and also has DK in S tier??
      I also think you are drastically overstating how easy it is to harass DH considering:
      - One of the highest armor classes (might even be #1, don't recall off the top of my head
      - Evasion to further mitigate damage
      - Easy moonwell healing (I'm not sure why you are so dismissive of this)
      And that's not even including the fact that DH has top tier movespeed, AND that enemy heroes are disincentivized to even try to ranged potshot unless they're already OOM since even going to normal attack is going to get them mana burned.
      I mean clearly we're gonna just have to agree to disagree here, but I don't think you've made a single argument against DH being S tier that's valid... if you REALLY valued the ranged >>> melee thing that much & wanted to make the case that TC & DK were only A tier as well I could at least understand a consistent position/see the logic, but I don't think you're saying that...

    • @zachariastsampasidis8880
      @zachariastsampasidis8880 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@j.l.4054 I didn't say he is easily killable. Melee heroes are harder to use early game in general where healing is very limited and every poke matters
      I am not underrating him either.
      He is indeed better than fs but is also harder to fully and accurately use him compared to poke and wolf spam, even though that drops precipitously

  • @squidikka
    @squidikka หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This might be my second most anticipated movie release of 2024, next to pannenkoek's nearly 4 hour long video about walls in Super Mario 64.

  • @rshreyas28
    @rshreyas28 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Says Blood Mage is the most underrated hero, then immediately proceeds to underrate Blood Mage :D pretty much agree with all the other placements (Orc heroes imba).
    AM/Beastmaster vs Orc brought back some good memories haha, it was my bread and butter back in the day.

    • @Matthew-uv6gl
      @Matthew-uv6gl หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think the problem with BM is not so much how he is as a hero, but how important AM is to get past the early game. There are a few heroes like that where they aren't bad, but you can't realistically use them because other heroes are forced choices. Much like the DK for UD, HU kind of need AM to remain competitive at a high level.

  • @travisdunlap4526
    @travisdunlap4526 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    My main argument would be against the farseer as S-Tier. The main reason, when you look at a lot of the other heroes, you see them in EVERY SINGLE matchup. Death Knight every game, Archmage every game. Farseer is used in several matchups, but in others you won't see him at all. I think they are clearly A, but not S.

    • @TheShadoek
      @TheShadoek หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Far seer also has a very mediocre ultimate and far sight as a scouting ability is just outclassed by feral spirit in of itself.

    • @Nuvizzle
      @Nuvizzle หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I think the main reason you don't see far seer in every matchup isn't that he isn't S tier, it's that he isn't very flexible and Orc happens to have a lot of good hero choices (the most, in fact). You basically have to take him as a first hero, and if it's not a game where you want far seer first you'll therefore not make a far seer at all. I don't think being inflexible is enough to bump him down from S, otherwise we could say the same for Death Knight and Archmage who might just be the most S tier heroes in the game, but are also pretty inflexible heroes you always want to build first. You just see DK and Archmage more because Undead and Human's other options for a first hero usually don't offer nearly enough scaling to compensate for giving up the strength of DK/Archmage in the early levels.

    • @HellecticMojo
      @HellecticMojo หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@NuvizzleI think that just says bump the FS down with even more reasons

    • @Igorsov
      @Igorsov หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree on Far Seer. May be A, but not S. Death Knight every game because there are no better options as a start hero for UD. It’s like a must have base hero for UD. UD needs the aura to catch up with other races on creeping..I believe UD is the slowest creeping race. I however wouldn’t probably put DK into the S tier. A - tier yes, but not the S. However, I am not sure I can argue with Grubby since he is pro.

    • @RapidReveal541
      @RapidReveal541 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The information games and vision become more important at pro scene. And yes, orc has many good option unlike other races which somehow "forced" to pick the only good first hero.

  • @PombaoDumau
    @PombaoDumau หลายเดือนก่อน

    Caught it ongoing on stream, decided to wait for video. Sweet.

  • @ProtossHyrdalisk
    @ProtossHyrdalisk หลายเดือนก่อน

    Started listening to this on vacation while in shower.. FINALLY time to finish it! The moment many of us have been waiting for.

  • @NM-zt9kb
    @NM-zt9kb หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    i remember the very first day s our Broodwar-RTS-band got their hands on WC3 ... every NE played PotM because her awesome Starfall: your wife is correct! also "WARRIORS OF THE NIGHT - ASSEMBLE!!!" got kind of a running gag, or funny greeting.
    PotM needs to be TierS - just for style
    we as joung germans without proper english also said "Keeper of the Gr0Ove" - as we figured it out, it was even more funny ^^
    those fun days ... i miss them 8(

    • @Dhomden
      @Dhomden หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also Tyrande's VA is on another level, autobuffing the hero. Though it is funny her portrait is the cat

  • @Pferdesalami
    @Pferdesalami หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Demon hunter is s-tier :) I agree with the rest.

  • @ViaTorrent123
    @ViaTorrent123 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a pleasure to watch the whole thing, plus this tier list reminds me of old DotA hero portraits

  • @emmanuelrenard3749
    @emmanuelrenard3749 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks Grubby. Your people demands a part II with ultimates. Except for a very few, they're so mana expensive that i'd often skip them for basic ability

  • @medmel2160
    @medmel2160 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    FINALLY! THANKS!
    Next item tier list please!

  • @_PEEN1E
    @_PEEN1E หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I've been playing since 2004, my original race happened to be ORC like you Grubby (my mates wanted it as they were other races already)
    The BLADEMASTER will always hold a special place in my heart ❤
    I'm noob but that BLADE could decimate a whole villiage bringing me to VICTORY 😂😂

  • @Defileros
    @Defileros หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you dearly for this tierlist, very in depth but also straight to the point, i am a NE Warden enjoyer btw

  • @linuswidell7659
    @linuswidell7659 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How crazy is it that this game has existed for 20 years+ and this ranking video is uploaded the same week I search for it

  • @sity119
    @sity119 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    angry comment on the youtube video

  • @TibiaOTarena
    @TibiaOTarena หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    putting bm not at S is sad :( not saying it's wrong of you but it's wrong of Blizzard, to me Orc is BM

    • @TuristaArcsi
      @TuristaArcsi หลายเดือนก่อน

      there are about 4-5 "BM" heroes :D

    • @Anchang30
      @Anchang30 หลายเดือนก่อน

      *sad zug zug*

    • @TibiaOTarena
      @TibiaOTarena หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TuristaArcsi you know which one I mean !

    • @TuristaArcsi
      @TuristaArcsi หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TibiaOTarena bloodmage + beastmaster+ brewmaster trio? :D

    • @TibiaOTarena
      @TibiaOTarena หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TuristaArcsi no :(

  • @hoihoi8
    @hoihoi8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm a sucker for a tier list. I will watch all the WC3 tier lists, lol. Units, Ults, Maps, WC3 players of all time, etc

  • @luckylarry71
    @luckylarry71 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember not 3 years ago, Fly100% went BM + *PL* + SH (unsure on the order of 2nd and 3rd hero) in an Orc mirror against Lyn (I believe?) on Concealed Hill and it was absolutely glorious...!
    It was a one-off, no doubt, but in an Orc mirror with mass Raiders and Shamans, a bloodlusted PL with cleave and HoT was a real force of nature and a spectacle to behold.

  • @vallariego725
    @vallariego725 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    A level 10 warden with 1 boots and 5 circlet is a nightmare for small to medium units 💀💀💀

  • @DaigotsuSoetsu
    @DaigotsuSoetsu 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "If I have wings, why am I always walking?" lives rent free in my head

  • @skennel8884
    @skennel8884 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would love to see more of this for each of the races. Either a unit tier list (or spells), or just an in depth description of each races pay styles/strengths/weaknesses/strats/current and past metas. WC3 is a hard game for me to understand with so much going on.

  • @mariogerasimov8522
    @mariogerasimov8522 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Totally accurate list

  • @ryuudachi
    @ryuudachi หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Last time I play WC3 was like 8 years ago but I need this hour and a half information for my incoming exam. 👍

  • @lobo2367
    @lobo2367 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It's 6am and I'm watching this instead of sleeping

  • @Karjalol
    @Karjalol หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Any chance we can have a tier list for items ? The ones from the shop and also the drops from the creeps camps, that would be awesome ! Thanks for the video

  • @birkrlvag6959
    @birkrlvag6959 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this! even though all my heroes (MK,DH, BM) was A tier list. keep up the great work! even though havnt played for 14 years ish, this game is still close to heart.

  • @TheNethertyp
    @TheNethertyp หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I would like to see you play a showmatch as Orc against a Human player, but the heroes of the races are switched, so you get Human heroes at the altar and the Human gets Orc heroes. This would be a fun way to test the relative strength of the races' heroes.

  • @GaveLJorgensson
    @GaveLJorgensson 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for putting this together!

  • @TyyTheFlyGuy
    @TyyTheFlyGuy หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been wondering this since watching your OG days Grubby.

  • @Drakio95
    @Drakio95 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's quite amazing. I didn't think they were so complex. Btw would you include in that tier list custom/unique heroes like Garithos etc?

  • @dyingember8661
    @dyingember8661 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everybody loves tierlist video, I think it's a good idea you do more of them